Aerofirm and ARPAS-UK are delighted to announce they have been awarded funding as part of the Future Flight Challenge: Closing the Skills Gap competition. The project concerns the quantification of risks within complex drone operations, where there is currently a skills gap within the industry. Whilst this approach is used in other sectors, such as…
Travel News Update, recently published an insightful article shedding light on ARPAS-UK, the renowned drone community trade association. The article delves into the association’s founding, objectives, and the crucial role it plays in supporting and promoting innovation and best practices within the drone industry. With a focus on collaboration, ARPAS-UK’s partnerships with industry regulators and…
BT Group and, esteemed ARPAS-UK member SkyLift, recently achieved significant milestones in the field of drone operations in the UK. They successfully conducted demonstration flights utilising fellow ARPAS-UK Member, uAvionix’s SkyLine cloud-based command and control (C2) system, which communicated over C-Band and LTE. These flights accomplished two firsts for the UK’s unmanned aerial system (UAS)…
Details: June 14, 2023, 9:30-10:30am Location: Onward, 4 Millbank, SW1P 3JA By 2030 there could be more than 920,000 commercial drones flying over the UK. This new technology could enhance public transport safety, search and rescue, utilities inspections and stockpile auditing with the potential to contribute over £40 billion and around 650,000 jobs to the…
National Highways has launched a new flight management system which will speed up processes for drone operators looking to fly near motorways or major A roads and improve safety through better co-ordination and visibility of flights. With the use of drones playing an increasing role in modern living, National Highways is introducing a new flight…
Innovate UK is pleased to announce the establishment of the Future Flight Community Integration Group, a collaborative initiative driven by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Flight Challenge. The Future Flight Community Integration Group comprises a diverse range of members, including representatives from central and local government, industry, academia, end users, and an accessibility…
DATE & TIME: 30 May 10:00 – 11:30 EST A collaborative operating environment could be seen as a volume of airspace with intermixed operations between small unmanned aircraft (UA), complex BVLOS UA, at scale, other new entrants under the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) umbrella as well as existing manned aircraft in the lower airspace. The webinar…
The Diversifying Drone Stories research project is seeking to recruit members of the UK drone industry to participate in upcoming online focus groups exploring professional, responsible and considerate drone use. In recognition that drones both enable and afford various benefits, and raise a range of challenges, the online focus groups will act as a forum for both…
